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Christmas is coming and present buying is in progress. If you are buying anything through Amazon then please remember the Luxor4u shop. The costs and discounts are exactly...
MT's post about the Agricultural Clubs Restaurant and bar got me to thinking.
The AC doesn't sell alcohol and never has but has a bar where soft drinks tea and coffee are prepared.
What is a bar,...
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I don't remember Milk or Coffee Bars from my own experience. I think I was a bit too young to have gone to them in their heyday, and don't recall seeing any in my local area. However, I remember...
One can only dream but I would love to take a 14 day trip on this. Height of luxury with wild life safaris, fantastic scenery. When I win a few million on the lottery I am off. :lol:
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I'm with you on that dream Carrie. :up
Saw a program a little while ago about Rovos Rail and I also had a wish to travel on it. Our only consolation is that we did holiday in South Africa about 15...
Hello Folks
First thanks to Carrie and BBlux for your welcoming comments. I am doing quite well Barry apart from the pesky Neuropathy that finished my car driving and I now rely on mobility scooters....
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A friend of mine 84 this year and until this year has spent 6 months of the winter here. She is now using what she calls her chariot to get about in the UK.
She finds it frustrating sometimes because...
I've just flicked on the TV and, channel hopping, landed on Channel 5. My ears pricked up because it was a couple describing some horror experience in Egypt.
Unfortunately I missed the beginning but...
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I don't understand why you would say 'worse things are happening in Portugal'.
If folk are spending hundreds on unnecessary tickets due to Government information being confusing because different...
As you move through life, you begin to realise the wisdom of things that are said to you, perhaps, in your more formative years. I am often reminded of being told not to rely on someone who is always...
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I was reading an essay earlier and came upon this sentence which I quote.
'A busy life is filled with tremendous emptiness.'
I'm not sure I fully agree with the statement, but it fitted the...
Let me tell you a secret...
Confusion seems to reign amongst our wonderful British 'must holiday population, regarding travel restrictions.
Now people, and I address GB or our Great British Public....
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It’s not travelling which is the problem.....it’s encountering other people who are infected and spray you with droplets. Just as easily done in your local shop.
I'm very lucky, thanks to my sister, that I can spend the summer months with her and her husband in a lovely seaside resort. I was chatting on the phone with my other half, talking about some of the...
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The hotel cat is always open to bribery - a little cheese at breakfast goes a long way!
On average 2 million Muslims visit Mecca at this time of the year.
This time of the year on average 2 million UK tourists visit anywhere that's hot.
Mass tourism of 'sun-seeking UK tourists started...
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Germany has just updated its warning against non-essential travels to Egypt. It continues to keep Egypt on the list of high risk countries in terms of Corona. This is now mentioned in addition: Die...
“Racism has led to a disproportionate number of BAME people catching coronavirus and dying, says leaked Public Health England report. Racism and social inequality led to a disproportionate number of...
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I would urge everyone to watch an interview by David Hoffman on You Tube, The most intense heartfelt description of racism ever.
Iv'e spent 12 months at her majesty's pleasure, you probably know that.
There I used to apply for expensive magazines using bent CC's from my depositions.
Country Life, GQ, National Geographic ect,...
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Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn....
Well from reports received Yildez was finally able to break free and join some friends for a meal in Datca. After weeks of seclusion the government have finally lifted restrictions on the over 60 s a...
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There’s growing evidence that countries might regret ending lockdown too early. There are reports in several countries of the virus reappearing after it had been successfully contained.
Well where are you and why are you not keeping us up to date on your comings and goings?
How are you and your wife? Have you gone into lock down in the wilder most remote part of Wales, no internet...
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I thought this was going to be about someone else, and different hills.
Sky News has carried out the first ever scientific research into plastic pollution in the River Nile - and discovered that a staggering three-quarters of the fish analysed contained microplastics.
Headline from the DM -
How to have sex during the Covid-19 lockdown: Harvard experts say couples from different houses should avoid kissing, wear masks and disinfect the bedroom to avoid spreading...
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Reminds me of that wonderful book “ Love in the time of Cholera “ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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